Baidu, Inc. provides Internet search services in China and internationally. It operates through two segments, Baidu Core and iQIYI. The Baidu Core segment offers products for uses, including Baidu App to access search, feed, and other services using mobile devices; Baidu Search to access its search and other services through its other properties and Union partners; Baidu Feed that provides users with personalized timeline based on their demographics and interests; Haokan, a short video app; and Quanmin, a flash video app for users to create and share short videos. It also provides Baidu Post Bar, a social media platform; Baidu Knows, a question-and-answer community where questions are asked, answered, and organized by users; Baidu Encyclopedia; Baidu Maps that offers locations, and intelligent routing and navigation services; Baidu Input Method Editor (IME), a Chinese-language mobile keyboard; Baidu WenKu; Baijiahao; and DuerOS, a voice assistant platform. In addition, this segment offers online marketing services, which include pay for performance (P4P), an auction-based services that allow customers to bid for priority placement of paid sponsored links and reach users who search for information related to their products or services; Non-P4P services provide display-based marketing services and other online marketing services based on performance criteria other than cost per click; Apollo, an open source autonomous driving platform; and Baidu Cloud primarily provides AI solutions, cloud infrastructure, and other services to enterprises and individuals. The iQIYI segment provides online entertainment service, including original and licensed content; membership services; and online advertising services. The company was formerly known as Baidu.com, Inc. and changed its name to Baidu, Inc. in December 2008. Baidu, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Computer programming, data processing, & other computer related
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone86-10-5992-8888
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$14.88 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees39,343
Next Earnings Date5/16/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Baidu's stock symbol?
Baidu trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "BIDU."
How will Baidu's stock buyback program work?
Baidu declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, June 27th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 1.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
When is Baidu's next earnings date?
What guidance has Baidu issued on next quarter's earnings?
Baidu updated its first quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 21st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.42-3.6 billion.
What price target have analysts set for BIDU?
18 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Baidu's stock. Their forecasts range from $175.00 to $369.00. On average, they anticipate Baidu's stock price to reach $242.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 44.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Baidu.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Baidu?
18 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Baidu in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Baidu.
Has Baidu been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about BIDU stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Baidu earned a daily sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the information services provider a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are some of Baidu's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Baidu include Red Hat (RHT), Twitter (TWTR), IHS Markit (INFO), Match Group (MTCH), Weibo (WB), Snap (SNAP), Yandex (YNDX), 58.com (WUBA), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Trade Desk (TTD), Line (LN), Tripadvisor (TRIP), Wix.Com (WIX), Sabre (SABR) and Stars Group (TSG).
What other stocks do shareholders of Baidu own?
Who are Baidu's key executives?
Baidu's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Yanhong Li, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO (Age 50)
- Mr. Cheng-Chun Yu, Chief Financial Officer (Age 48)
- Sharon Ng, Director of Ir
- Mr. Victor Liang, VP & Gen. Counsel
- Mr. Hailong Xiang, Sr. VP & GM of Search and Feed Related Bus. (Age 41)
Who are Baidu's major shareholders?
Baidu's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include DNB Asset Management AS (0.19%), USS Investment Management Ltd (0.11%), Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc. (0.05%), Strs Ohio (0.02%), PenderFund Capital Management Ltd. (0.02%) and Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. (0.01%).
Which major investors are selling Baidu stock?
BIDU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, USS Investment Management Ltd, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Deltec Asset Management LLC, Portland Hill Asset Management Ltd, ACG Wealth, CWM LLC and Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA.
Which major investors are buying Baidu stock?
BIDU stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Strs Ohio, Selective Wealth Management Inc., Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Pacer Advisors Inc., Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV, Virtu Financial LLC, Segantii Capital Management Ltd and Sterling Investment Management Inc..
How do I buy shares of Baidu?
Shares of BIDU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Baidu's stock price today?
One share of BIDU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $167.93.
How big of a company is Baidu?
Baidu has a market capitalization of $58.66 billion and generates $14.88 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $4.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.80 on an earnings per share basis. Baidu employs 39,343 workers across the globe.
What is Baidu's official website?
How can I contact Baidu?
Baidu's mailing address is BAIDU CAMPUS NO. 10 SHANGDI 10TH STREET, BEIJING F4, 100085. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 86-10-5992-8888 or via email at [email protected]
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